Live cattle futures are showing steady trade on Friday, with contracts down 32 to 62 cents, as April fell $3.67 this week. Cash trade settled in at $234-236 live this week, with some $372 dressed. Feeder cattle futures posted a dime to $1.25 gains in the front months, with contracts down 42 to 75 cents. March was down $6.15 on the week. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was down another $3.83 to $360.97 on March 11.
The strike at the JBS plant in Greeley, CO moved forward this over the weekend, as the workers union went on strike.
